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Hemu Adhikari

Hemchandra Ramachandra Adhikari

Born: 31 July 1919, Poona (now Pune), Maharashtra
Major Teams: Gujarat, Baroda, Hindus, Services, India.
Known As: Hemu Adhikari
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break


Test Debut: India v Australia at Brisbane, 1st Test, 1947/48
Latest Test:
India v West Indies at Delhi, 5th Test, 1958/59

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 06/02/1959)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   21   36   8   872  114*  31.14   1   4    8   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               170    2    82    3  27.33  3-68    0   0  56.6  2.89

FIRST-CLASS
 (1936/37 - 1959/60)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100s   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  152  236  28  8683  230*  41.74   17   97   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling             1859   49  37.93  3-2     0   0

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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A batsman who combined elegance with courage, Hemu Adhikari was also one of the first outstanding Indian fielders. He provided much strength in the middle order with a penchant for excelling in a crisis. His Test career lasted over a decade but mainly because of his duties as an officer in the Indian army, he was in and out of the team. Still, almost whenever he played, he proved his worth. In his debut series, he twice displayed his tenacity. First, when he scored 51 and helped Vijay Hazare put on 132 runs for the seventh wicket in the fourth Test at Adelaide and then when he and Vinoo Mankad added 124 runs for the second wicket in the fifth Test at Melbourne, Adhikari's share being 38. His only Test century was made when runs were badly needed against West Indies at New Delhi in 1948-49. Another notable innings was his 60 in a losing cause on a turning track against England at Kanpur in 1951-52. He toured England in 1952 as vice captain to Hazare. Against Pakistan at New Delhi in 1952-53 Adhikari scored 81 not out at No 8 and added 109 runs for the last wicket with Ghulam Ahmed, an Indian record that still stands. His career ended on a high note. Called in a desperate measure to become India's fourth captain in the 1958-59 series against West Indies, he not only prevented the powerful visitors from notching up a fourth successive win but also scored 63 and 40 and picked up three wickets with his little fancied leg breaks.

In a first class career that spanned almost quarter of a century, Adhikari scored 8628 runs (41.88) including 18 centuries. His highest score was 230 not out for Services against Rajputana in 1951-52. While playing for Baroda, he scored 129 and 151 not out against Nawanagar in 1945-46. A shrewd captain of the Services team for several years, Adhikari also managed the victorious Indian team in England in 1971. (Partab Ramchand)


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